Today
Cap big super at 10pc of ASX companies: senator
The $3.6 trillion superannuation industry’s market power means it has the capacity to “squash retail investors like bugs” – and that shouldn’t be allowed, Andrew Bragg says.
- Hannah Wootton
Lithium miners shake up trading to tackle wild price swings
Mining companies are changing the way lithium is bought and sold in an effort to curb volatility and get some industry-wide pricing.
- Annie Lee and Yvonne Yue Li
ASX record within striking distance as miners, energy stocks rally
Australian shares move within 35 points of record close. China leaves rates on hold. Copper and gold at record highs. Follow updates here.
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- Joshua Peach, Timothy Moore, Alex Gluyas, Sarah Jones and Cecile Lefort
Panicked traders position for mega-rally as metal prices hit record
Copper and gold prices surged to record highs on Monday morning as bullish investors piled in and bears were forced to cover short positions.
- Alex Gluyas
Loss-making companies are surging on the ASX, baffling analysts
Goldman Sachs is perplexed about the surge in unprofitable stocks, and says there are safer alternatives like retailers Lovisa and Cettire.
- Alex Gluyas
10 investment tips to ride out the ‘new normal’
Given elevated interest rates and inflation are forecast to flow through financial year 2025, investors are eyeing stocks, property and gold to get ahead.
- Tom Richardson
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- Monday fundie
John Hempton laments return of meme machine Roaring Kitty
Before being hit by last week’s meme-stock rally triggered by an online stock promoter, Sydney hedge fund manager John Hempton was having a great year.
- Aaron Patrick
Platinum’s marketing, client relations boss a $1m earner
The huge pay packet for the fund manager’s marketing guru has turned heads given its tumbling funds under management and share price.
- Tom Richardson
Yesterday
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These stocks are primed for ‘tectonic-sized’ tailwinds
The magnificent seven are not the only way to play artificial intelligence, there’s money to be made in storage, energy and software on the ASX too.
- Jun Bei Liu
This Month
Nvidia bulls are selling – here’s what one fundie is buying instead
The AI market darling is reporting earnings next week, following a jaw-dropping share price run in the last 18 months.
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- Joshua Peach
Dutton’s housing election; Nvidia bulls sell; Millennial set to retire
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
ASX to drop, Dow breaks 40,000 for first time
ASX futures lower. US equities pared their early advance to close modestly lower. Gold slips, oil edges up, iron ore rises. Bitcoin steady.
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- Timothy Moore
Shares drop; Bendigo Bank jumps, SkyCity to pay $67m AUSTRAC penalty
Shares drop 0.85pc. Star’s license suspension extended. US equities swing lower. Iron ore climbs as China posts mixed data. Oil firms. Follow here.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Cecile Lefort, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones and Alex Gluyas
The Aussie stock picks that made this fund a top 10
Platypus Asset Management’s Prasad Patkar names Reece among the $5 billion money manager’s key investment calls. But he’s wary of BHP’s big M&A bet.
- Sarah Jones
Shares eye record high on rate cut bets; WiseTech tops $100
Shares post best day in 2024. Economy adds 38,500 jobs on surging immigration. Bond yields retreat. Copper, gold, bitcoin rally. Follow here.
- Timothy Moore, Tom Richardson, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones, Alex Gluyas and Cecile Lefort
ASX closes higher; BHP, miners advance, Santos to cut 200 jobs
Shares end higher after budget as BHP jumps; AACo swings to a loss; Iress reveals data leak; CSR hit by energy costs; Q1 wages cool more than expected.
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- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones, Alex Gluyas and Cecile Lefort
ASX retail, property stocks to rally from budget boost
The “inflationary” tones from the federal budget could provide a fresh tailwind for the sharemarket, especially for retail and real estate stocks, according to brokers.
- Alex Gluyas
Does Roaring Kitty’s return signal another round of meme-stock mania?
Shares of GameStop surged on Wall Street after a surprise social media post by Keith Gill, famed for creating a trading frenzy in meme stocks in 2021.
- Subrat Patnaik and Bailey Lipschultz
Investors weigh whether to chase China’s new bull market
The 27 per cent surge in Chinese stocks this year continues to wrong-foot many asset managers, but some are cashing in following a disappointing few years.
- Alex Gluyas
ASX closes lower ahead of federal budget; critical mineral miners jump
Australian edged down in quiet session ahead of federal budget. Energy and real estate stocks fall. Budget at 7.30pm. US producer prices ahead.
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- Timothy Moore, Joshua Peach, Sarah Jones, Alex Gluyas and Cecile Lefort
